Malathi Rao (Kannada: ಮಾಲತಿ ರಾವ್) is an Indian writer. She won the Central Sahitya Akademi award for her English language novel Disorderly Women in 2007.[2]
Malathi Rao was born (April 1930) in Bangalore, Karnataka to Chennagiri Padmanabha Rao and Smt. Padmavathi. She is the eldest of five sisters. She has an older brother and two younger brothers. As a young girl, Rao was inspired by the works of Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and Louisa May Alcott among others. She always had a penchant for writing and pursued English Literature at Bangalore and Mysore Universities. She epitomized the new generation of her time, as a highly educated independent working woman. She was an English Lecturer in Vijaya College, Bangalore and the legendary Prof.V.T.Srinivasan was principal and Head of the department in the college. Rao spent a major part of her teaching career in Delhi. She taught English literature at Miranda House, Delhi University. Highly respected and loved by her peers and students alike, Delhi was her home until she moved back to Bangalore in the mid-nineties. Once in Bangalore, she concentrated on her writing career.
Rao enjoys traveling and has traveled all over the world. She currently lives in Bengaluru.
Worksedit
Malathi Rao has written three novels, three collections of short stories and authored several newspaper articles.[3] "The Bridge," "...And in Benares flows the Ganga," and "Come for a Coffee... Please," are among her well-known works.
She rose to prominence with her novel 'Disorderly Women' published in 2007. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award presented to by the Hon. President of India. Disorderly Women is a story of four Brahmin women in India (pre-independence) who struggle to break the barriers built around them by society.
Rao's next novel is eagerly-awaited and is expected to be published in 2013. It is currently titled Inquisition.
Publicationsedit
The Bridge (novel), Chanakya Publications (Delhi, India), 1990[4]
Disorderly Women (novel), Dronequill Publishers (Bangalore, India), 2005
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malathi, kannada, ಲತ, indian, writer, central, sahitya, akademi, award, english, language, novel, disorderly, women, 2007, bornbangalore, karnataka, indiaoccupationwriternationalityindiangenrefictionnotable, worksdisorderly, womennotable, awardssahitya, akadem. Malathi Rao Kannada ಮ ಲತ ರ ವ is an Indian writer She won the Central Sahitya Akademi award for her English language novel Disorderly Women in 2007 2 Malathi RaoBornBangalore 1 Karnataka IndiaOccupationWriterNationalityIndianGenreFictionNotable worksDisorderly WomenNotable awardsSahitya Akademi Award Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Works 3 Publications 4 Awards 5 ReferencesEarly life and background editMalathi Rao was born April 1930 in Bangalore Karnataka to Chennagiri Padmanabha Rao and Smt Padmavathi She is the eldest of five sisters She has an older brother and two younger brothers As a young girl Rao was inspired by the works of Jane Austen the Bronte sisters and Louisa May Alcott among others She always had a penchant for writing and pursued English Literature at Bangalore and Mysore Universities She epitomized the new generation of her time as a highly educated independent working woman She was an English Lecturer in Vijaya College Bangalore and the legendary Prof V T Srinivasan was principal and Head of the department in the college Rao spent a major part of her teaching career in Delhi She taught English literature at Miranda House Delhi University Highly respected and loved by her peers and students alike Delhi was her home until she moved back to Bangalore in the mid nineties Once in Bangalore she concentrated on her writing career Rao enjoys traveling and has traveled all over the world She currently lives in Bengaluru Works editMalathi Rao has written three novels three collections of short stories and authored several newspaper articles 3 The Bridge And in Benares flows the Ganga and Come for a Coffee Please are among her well known works She rose to prominence with her novel Disorderly Women published in 2007 She won the Sahitya Akademi Award presented to by the Hon President of India Disorderly Women is a story of four Brahmin women in India pre independence who struggle to break the barriers built around them by society Rao s next novel is eagerly awaited and is expected to be published in 2013 It is currently titled Inquisition Publications editThe Bridge novel Chanakya Publications Delhi India 1990 4 Disorderly Women novel Dronequill Publishers Bangalore India 2005 Three collections of short stories 3 Inquisition upcoming novel 5 Awards editSahitya Akademi Award in 2007 2 References edit Article Title usurped a b Awards amp fellowships Akademi Awards www sahitya akademi gov in Archived from the original on 11 June 2010 a b The Hindu Magazine Interview There are people listening www hindu com Archived from the original on 14 March 2008 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Bridge malathi rao novel Books Online Shopping in India Buy Books Archived from the original on 23 January 2013 The Hindu Karnataka Bangalore News Telling a local tale in a global tongue Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 Retrieved 15 February 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malathi Rao amp oldid 1105865187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
